State Act

The Kalyani University Act, 1960

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Kalyani University Act, 1981 (West Bengal Act 40 of 1981); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

4. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the University shall have the following powers, namely : — (1) to provide for instruction and training in humanities and sciences generally, and the agricultural, veterinary and allied sciences in particular and to make provisions for research and for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; (2) to establish or maintain experimental stations or demonstration farms in any place within or beyond the limits referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5, and to take over the management of experimental stations or demonstration farms within such limits, for the purpose of carrying on research and experiments in agricultural, veterinary and allied sciences; (3) to undertake the execution of programmes in extension of the prescribed courses of study or research or, generally, in furtherance of the purposes of this Act and to take such measures as the University may think fit for the dissemination of theoretical or practical knowledge gained from research and experiments for the benefit of the rural and other areas in West Bengal; (4) to establish, maintain, manage or recognize colleges, libraries, museums and such other institutions as it may consider fit; (5) to recognize any agricultural school in the State of West Bengal and to withdraw such recognition; (6) to institute degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions; (7) to hold examinations and to confer degrees, titles, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on persons who— (a) shall, unless exempted therefrom in such manner as may be prescribed by Statutes, have pursued in the University, a college or a recognized agricultural school such courses of study and shall have passed such examinations of the University as may be prescribed by Ordinances, or, (b) shall have carried on research under such conditions as may be prescribed by Ordinances; (8) to confer honorary degrees or other academic distinctions under such conditions as may be prescribed; (9) to co-operate with other Universities and authorities in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine; (10) to institute, and make appointments to, Teacherships, including professorships, assistant professorships, readerships, lecturerships, and other teaching posts; (11) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes, medals and other honours and distinctions; (12) to prescribe, demand and receive fees, fines and other charges; (13) to establish, maintain and manage hostels and other places of residence for the students of the University, colleges and other institutions, to recognize such hostels and other places and to withdraw recognition therefrom; (14) to provide for the supervision and control of the residence and discipline of the students of the University, colleges, recognized agricultural schools and other institutions and to make arrangements for promotion of their health and general welfare; (15) to define the powers and duties of the officers of the University other than the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor; (16) to provide for the inspection, or investigation into the affairs, of any college or other institution or any agricultural school referred to in clauses (4) and (5); (17) to create such administrative, ministerial or other posts under the University as it may deem fit, including posts in connection with the execution of extension and other programmes, undertaken in furtherance of the purposes of this Act and to make appointments thereto; (18) to receive grants, donations, endowments and bequests and to raise loans; (19) to make grants and advances; (20) to enter into contracts; (21) to acquire, hold and dispose of property, movable or immovable, for furthering any of the objects of the University; (22) to make grants for the maintenance of the National Cadet Corps; and (23) to do all other acts and things, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be necessary for furthering the objects of the University.